Title :
Calibration of 10∶−1 inductive voltage dividers by Thompson´s method using an electronically-enhanced three-stage calibrating transformer
Author :
Djokic, Branislav
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes the calibration of 10:-1 inductive voltage dividers at power frequencies using Thompson´s method. It also describes an electronically-enhanced three-stage 10:-1 inductive voltage divider (IVD) with an additional, secondary winding, used as a calibrating transformer. The correction circuitry was designed to further reduce the calibrating transformer magnetic error and is isolated from the input and output voltages. To define open-circuit voltage at IVD and calibrating transformer outputs, a BNC connector was modified with an additional electrode and used as part of the special socket with a switch. The calibration system was applied to the calibration of two two-stage IVDs.
Keywords :
calibration; transformer windings; voltage dividers; voltage measurement; BNC connector; Thompson method; calibrating transformer magnetic error reduction; correction circuitry; electrode; electronically-enhanced three-stage IVD calibration; electronically-enhanced three-stage calibrating transformer; electronically-enhanced three-stage inductive voltage divider calibration; input voltages; open-circuit voltage; output voltages; power frequencies; secondary winding; socket; two-stage IVD; Calibration; Sockets; Switches; Transformer cores; Windings; Inductive voltage dividers; calibration; ratio transformers; voltage comparator;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0439-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2012.6251022